Palestinian statehood ‘not a bargaining chip’: NGO
A humanitarian organisation says the UK government’s proposal to tie recognition of a Palestinian state to negotiations aimed at easing Israel’s assault on Gaza is “unacceptable and dangerous”.
“This approach risks legitimising the ongoing genocide and delaying meaningful action while lives are lost,” Action For Humanity said in a statement. “Recognition of Palestinian statehood is welcome, but only as an immediate, unconditional act in line with international law, not as a bargaining chip in the midst of mass atrocity.”
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Tuesday his country will recognise the state of Palestine by September unless Israel takes “substantive steps” to end its war on Gaza.
Action For Humanity said a survey in June showed more than half of Britons oppose Israel’s war on Gaza with 45 percent “recognising it as genocide”.
Canada says it intends to recognise a Palestinian state in September
Canada intends to recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations in September, Prime Minister Mark Carney says.
Carney told reporters the planned move was predicated on the Palestinian Authority’s commitment to reforms, including commitments to fundamentally reform its governance and to hold general elections in 2026 in which Hamas can play no part.
He said he talked to PA President Mahmoud Abbas over the phone about the move.
“It relies upon the representations of the Palestinian Authority,” Carney said.
And Carney is playing right into it of course, F Carney.
Israel to present Hamas with ultimatum – accept deal or Gaza annexation: Report
Israeli news outlet Channel 13 reports the government will present Hamas with an ultimatum: agree to its ceasefire terms or Israel will begin annexing Gaza.
Citing unnamed officials, it said the perimeter that Israel is pushing to be annexed is an area adjacent to the fence and could reach up to a “kilometre into the Strip”.
The threat comes after Israeli media reported Israel submitted a document to truce mediators – including the US, Qatar and Egypt – in response to Hamas’s response to a ceasefire proposal last week.
According to Channel 12, Israel told the mediators it’s prepared to significantly withdraw forces from Gaza during a 60-day ceasefire, but not end the war.
Just more genocidal threats.
Egyptian FM, US’s Witkoff to discuss Gaza ceasefire efforts
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and US special envoy Steve Witkoff have discussed intensifying pressure to reach a ceasefire deal in Gaza in a phone call as talks stall.
According to US officials speaking anonymously to news agencies, Witkoff will visit Israel on Thursday to “discuss next steps” on Gaza.
Witkoff has said a deal would initially see the release of 10 living Israeli captives and the bodies of others for Palestinian prisoners.
Hamas has repeatedly said a permanent troop withdrawal and end to the war must be part of any agreement – something Israel has refused to agree to.
